Sash-fastener



(No Model.)

W. H. OOOLEY. SASH FASTENER.

No. 416,359. Patented Dec. 3, 1889.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM H. COOLEY, OF NEl/VTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SASH-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of, Letters Patent No. 416,359, datedDecember 3, 1889.

Application filed September 21, 1889. Serial No. 324,603. (No model.)

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. CooLEY, of Newton, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sash Locks and Holders; and I do hereby declarethe'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in sash-holders such as are adaptedto hold or look the sash at any desired point, and particularly to suchas are adapted to lock both the upper and lower sash simultaneously, andhas for its object to improve the structure and efficiency of suchdevices as heretofore made, adapting them for use in connection withdifferent-sized sash.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter de scribed, andpointed out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sashlock and holder constructed in accordance with my invention, the sashand casing being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a similar View of aholder with the parts separated.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts.

The operative parts of the device consist, essentially, of two clamps Aand B, suitably held in the Window-casing and adapted to be drawntogether by the cam O and rod E to clamp the sash between them, suitablemeans-such as a spring D-being employed to separate the clamps when thecam is released. Rod E passes freely through the inner clamp B, but isconnected rigidly, as by a nut a, to the outer clamp A, the inner end ofthe rod being adjustably connected to the cam, preferably by beingthreaded and screwed into the collar F, pivotally connected to the cam,thus enabling the relative permanent distance of the clamps from eachother to be varied and the device adapted to windows having thick orthin sash.

The two clamps, it is'obvious, may be movclamp, through which the rodpasses and against which the cam takes its bearing, thus enabling apractical clamp to be formed of but four or five parts.

The cam is provided with a handle H for convenience in manipulation, andin order to hold it in locked position a flat portion 0 is provided,which, coming in contact with the bearin g-surface, prevents theaccidental movement of the cam in either direction.

In applying the device it is preferably arranged at the center of theWindow in position to clamp both the sashes together, as shown clearlyin Fig. 1.

While I have described the device with great particularity, it isobvious that the specific manner of uniting the parts may be varied, andthat the different parts may be formed of cast or malleable cast-iron orother suitable metal cast or bent into shape, without departing in theleast from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what Y I claim as new is 1. In asash holder and lock, the combination, with the two clamps, of the rodcon nected to one clamp and passing freely through the other, and thecam for drawing said clamps together, substantially as described.

2. In a sash holder and lock, the combination, with the two clamps, ofthe rod connected to one clamp and passing freely through the other, thecam, and an adjustable connection between said rod and cam,substantially as described.

3. In a sash holder and lock, the combina tion, with the two clamps andthe base in which said clamps move, of the rod connected to one clamp,and the cam connected to the rod and bearing against the opposite clamp,substantially as described.

i. In a sash holder and lock, the combination, with the base and clampsmovably mounted therein, of the rod connected to one clamp, the camconnected to the rod, and the 5 spring for separating the clamps,substantially as described.

5. In a sash holder and lock, the combination, with the base and clampsmovably mounted therein, of the rod connected to one clamp, the camconnected to the rod and hearto ing'against the opposite clamp, with theHat section for holding the cam in locked position, substantially asdescribed.

WM. H. COOLEY. Witnesses:

J. A. HATCH, II. D. A'rwoon.

